System and method for communicating with a portable device in an electrically noisy environment

A system for communicating with a portable device in an electrically noisy environment comprising:

• a memory storing instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
• send a predetermined number of LF polling signals from a vehicle to reach an entirety of a predetermined proximity of the vehicle;
• determine if at least one of the LF polling signals is received by the portable device located within the predetermined proximity of the vehicle;
• and
• send a wireless communication signal from the vehicle in at least one wireless communication protocol that is a different frequency and format than the predetermined number of LF polling signals to reach the entirety of the predetermined proximity of the vehicle upon determining that the at least one of the LF polling signals is not received by the portable device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, which includes a processor perform a method, the method comprising:

• sending a predetermined number of LF polling signals from a vehicle to reach an entirety of a predetermined proximity of the vehicle;
• determining if at least one of the LF polling signals is received by a portable device located within the predetermined proximity of the vehicle;
• and
• sending a wireless communication signal from the vehicle in at least one wireless communication protocol that is a different frequency and format than the predetermined number of LF polling signals to reach the entirety of the predetermined proximity of the vehicle upon determining that the at least one of the LF polling signals is not received by the portable device.